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Debra A. Ortiz

Raton,NM

Summary

Program director/home visitor with expertise in managing comprehensive program operations, including administration and outreach. Proven ability to multitask effectively to meet and exceed challenging goals. Extensive experience in the field ready to tackle demanding roles.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Director/Coordinator

Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services
Raton, NM
10.2006 - 04.2025
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations of Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services.
  • Carried a caseload of 10 to 15 families at all times.
  • Manage all contracts awarded to Colfax County on behalf of Colfax County.
  • Attend supervisory meetings as dictated by contracts.
  • Present program data and updates to county commissioners at County Commission meetings.
  • Supervise all employees hired on behalf of Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services.
  • Collaborate with community partners.
  • Responsible for billing and directing payments to line items on behalf of Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services.
  • Grant writing.
  • Prepare the budget.
  • Responsible for quarterly and annual reporting on all contract statuses.
  • Trained in the HIPAA federal requirements for maintaining confidentiality.
  • Supervise and assist in the implementation of all contract activities, including home visiting, since January of 2013.
  • Consistently recruits and provides home visits for families, during pregnancy to age 3, based on their needs.
  • Provides administrative, field and reflective supervision to all employees.
  • Participates in all required meetings and trainings.
  • Participates in reflective consultation.
  • Manages and monitors all data entry required of home visitors.
  • Runs weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to monitor data entry.
  • Travels throughout Colfax and Union Counties to provide home visiting services.
  • Offers individualized developmental information and activities during visits.
  • Administer various screens and tools pertaining to health, relationships, social-emotional, and development.
  • Facilitates an evidence-based curriculum, Partners for a Healthy Baby, to families.
  • Facilitates an 8-session parenting class, Circle of Security, for individuals and groups.
  • Provides support and assists families in setting goals, and strategizing activities to achieve them.
  • Maintains up-to-date and comprehensive client files, and enters information into the database in a timely manner.
  • Fosters and maintains partnerships with community organizations.
  • Computed balances, totals or commissions to support accounting team.
  • Analyzed financial activities of department to share budgetary input with managers.
  • Consulted with managers to resolve problems relating to employee performance, office equipment and work schedules.
  • Reviewed employees' work to check adherence to quality standards and proper procedures.
  • Recommended solutions related to staffing issues and proposed procedural changes to managers.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Guided employees in handling difficult or complex problems.
  • Trained employees on best practices and protocols while managing teams to maintain optimal productivity.
  • Incorporated information about coverage goals, available time and viewer demographics to optimize schedule programming.
  • Directed sports broadcasting team to cover different areas of athletics.
  • Arranged fundraisers to source necessary funds for station operations.
  • Produced and edited copy material for broadcasting.
  • Checked programs and schedules for accuracy and issued releases to local media outlets.
  • Coordinated with program managers and other stakeholders to create detailed implementation plans, milestones and risk mitigation protocols.
  • Established strategy for program using evaluation outcomes and research to set goals and direction.
  • Established relationships with key stakeholders to build trust in the organization's mission.
  • Collected key program data and analysis to support continuous improvement.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors as needed for supplies or services related to the program.

Prevention Specialist

Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services
Raton, NM
08.2004 - 10.2006
  • Enthusiastically deliver the Dare to Be You curriculum to grades K through 6 in Colfax County and Union County.
  • Energetically facilitates parent education classes to enhance communication, decision making skills, self-esteem and self-responsibility.
  • Administers and collects evaluation tools in a timely manner.
  • Effectively educates local tobacco merchants on federal laws concerning youth.
  • Educated local youth to successfully complete Synar compliance checks in Colfax County.
  • Works with Youth Action Committee to complete Sticker Shock campaign as well as mentoring the youth with their alternative activities for the community.
  • Reports activities monthly.

Developmental Specialist/Service Coordinator (Early Intervention)

The Children's Workshop, of Citizens for the D.D.
Colfax County and Union County, NM
01.1998 - 01.2004
  • Coordinate service needs of families with other professionals both intra-agency and interagency.
  • Help families find resources for their special needs child as well as for their whole family.
  • Work directly with children both one-on-one and group settings, using developmentally appropriate curriculum.
  • Maintain extensive records on each individual child.
  • This position required a high degree of confidentiality.

Teacher

Colfax County Headstart-Springer Site
Springer, NM
01.1997 - 01.1998
  • Write lesson plans.
  • Carry-out lesson plans for classroom activities.
  • Set age appropriate environment.
  • Make home visits with families.
  • Work directly with children ages 3 to 5 years.

Licensed Home Daycare Provider

Raton, NM
01.1990 - 01.1997
  • Provided home day care for several families within the Raton and surrounding community.
  • Provided structured learning environment for children ages birth through 8 years of age.
  • Provided nutritious meals for children ages birth through 8 years of age.

Education

A.A. Degree - Early Childhood Development

Trinidad State Junior College
01.1996

High School Diploma -

Oscoda High School
Oscoda, Michigan
01.1980

Certification

  • Partners for a Healthy Baby
  • Nurturing Parenting
  • Circle of Security
  • Mothers and Babies
  • Nurtured Heart Approach (FAN)
  • Facilitating Attuned Interactions
  • Certified Breastfeeding Counselor
  • First Born

Training

  • FDA Tobacco Advertising and Labeling Commissioned 2013
  • Early Childhood Developmental Specialist Certificate 1999
  • 100 + hours ECECD/ Early Childhood Education and Care, Program Management, New Mexico Association of Infant Mental Health Trainings (as pertain to ECECD Home Visiting).
  • 100+ hours BHSD/OSAP ATODA Trainings
  • 100+ hours BHSD/OSAP General Substance Misuse Prevention Trainings

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Early Childhood Coalition
  • Growing Great Kids- Raton
  • Grow Raton
  • Local Collaborative 8 (Taos, Colfax, Union counties)
  • Northeast co-representative of New Mexico Association of Health Councils
  • Colfax County Health Council
  • Union County Health Council
  • Union County Community Roundtable
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Subcommittee member
  • Substance Abuse and Neglect Subcommittee member
  • Member of Colfax County Juvenile Justice Continuum Advisory Board
  • Colfax County DWI Task Force member

Timeline

Program Director/Coordinator

Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services
10.2006 - 04.2025

Prevention Specialist

Colfax County Youth Empowerment Services
08.2004 - 10.2006

Developmental Specialist/Service Coordinator (Early Intervention)

The Children's Workshop, of Citizens for the D.D.
01.1998 - 01.2004

Teacher

Colfax County Headstart-Springer Site
01.1997 - 01.1998

Licensed Home Daycare Provider

01.1990 - 01.1997

A.A. Degree - Early Childhood Development

Trinidad State Junior College

High School Diploma -

Oscoda High School

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